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Re: GS 65816 Chip??

Subject: Re: GS 65816 Chip??
From: dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
Date: 1995/05/31
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: Actrix - Internet Services
References: <D998M6.3DF@cs.dal.ca> <6151.678.uupcb@yob.com> <3qcnau$d33@condor.ic.net> <3qeb9s$g76@elna.ethz.ch>
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In article <3qeb9s$g76@elna.ethz.ch>,
GUDAT,HENRIK MICHAEL <GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH> wrote:
> 
> As far as I know, only Merlin-16 from Roger Wagner (the greatest proigram on
> this planet!!)

Merlin 16+ is better.  :-)

> does run 16-bit code on non-IIGS machines. (Or does it always
> run in 16bit and is incompatible with 8-bit CPUs? Dunno..)

Merlin-16 requires a 16-bit processor (as implied by the name), i.e. a
IIgs, or a IIe/IIc with a 65802.

Merlin-16+ only runs on the IIgs (it uses GS/OS, whereas Merlin-16 runs
in ProDOS-8).
-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand

References:
- GS 65816 Chip??
  - From: ab616@ccn.cs.dal.ca (Tony Cianfaglione)
- GS 65816 Chip??
  - From: jeff.brielmaier@yob.com (Jeff Brielmaier)
- Re: GS 65816 Chip??
  - From: kindall@falcon.ic.net (Jerry Kindall)
- Re: GS 65816 Chip??
  - From: GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (GUDAT,HENRIK MICHAEL)

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